Black Panther set to become the highest grossing superhero film

By Monday there’s a good chance that the King of Wakanda will also claim the MCU’s domestic box office record. Although it appears that the critical and financial success of Black Panther will be dethroned by Steven S. DeKnight’s Pacific Rim sequel Uprising at the box office this weekend.

Deadline is projecting that the Ryan Coogler-directed picture will still bring in an estimated three-day total of $17 million. With that number, the film’s domestic box office haul will rise to $631.2 million, pushing it past The Avengers

Black Panther’s success remains something to marvel at. Out-earning the MCU’s first supergroup picture domestically, which currently sits at fifth all-time at the worldwide box office, was no easy feat.